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Criterion
Paper illustration of a two-by-two Ansoff Matrix with four growth directions
Business Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
Paper illustration of the Morphological Analysis working structure.
Innovation
Morphological Analysis
Paper illustration of the Lotus Blossom working structure.
Innovation
Lotus Blossom
Purposedifferent
The Ansoff Matrix organizes growth options by market and product relation. It helps weigh expansion, diversification, and adaptation cleanly against each other.For a search for solutions with many degrees of freedom, a grid emerges for systematic combinations. The method separates features, variants, and exclusion criteria, so the space gets explored deliberately.When a central question feels too large, the method breaks it into neighboring topic fields with their own depth of ideation. It holds structure and openness at the same time, so adjacent perspectives don't get lost. This grows an idea space out of a core problem.
Complexitydifferent
LowMediumLow
Timedifferent
45-90 min1-3 h45-90 min
Participantsdifferent
2-82-83-10
Formatdifferent
Workshop + asyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop
Outputdifferent
Ansoff Matrix, Growth Options, Risk NotesMorphological Box, Concept Combinations, Idea ShortlistLotus Diagram, Idea Themes, Shortlist
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GrowthStrategyMarketPortfolio
IdeationInnovationCreativity
BrainstormingIdeationCreativityDivergenceWorkshop
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Innovation
Design Charrette
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Innovation
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